United States Territories College Access Act
Latest action · Jan 9, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
United States Territories College Access Act
This bill establishes a program to award grants that cover the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees for students who (1) are residents of outlying areas (i.e., American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands); and (2) attend public institutions of higher education located in a state, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- American Samoa
- Caribbean area
- Congressional oversight
- Education
- Education programs funding
- Employment and training programs
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Guam
- Higher education
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Performance measurement
- Student aid and college costs
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- Virgin Islands
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2019Introduced in House
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